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Knock me over with a featherKnock me over with a featherPosted Feb 2, 2012 20:05 UTC (Thu) by dashesy (subscriber, #74652)In reply to: Knock me over with a feather by ncm Parent article: Betrayed by a bitfield
Can someone please explain, what could be the advantage of a "one-bit bitfield" over an integer here?
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Knock me over with a feather Posted Feb 2, 2012 20:46 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
Maybe they're planning to have several flags in future?
Knock me over with a feather Posted Feb 2, 2012 21:57 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
the thing is, this compiler bug would break that too.
Knock me over with a feather Posted Feb 3, 2012 6:50 UTC (Fri) by ncm (subscriber, #165) [Link]
Yes, the real bug was the 32-bit lock word. The bitfield was just to tempt fate.
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